Passion Fruit Cake
Super moist and easy Passion Fruit Cake (known in Brazil as Bolo de Maracujá) topped with vanilla glaze and passion fruit sauce. One of the best desserts ever!
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs (at room temperature)
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup concentrated passion fruit juice**
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 4 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 1-1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 passion fruit pulps
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons cachaça or white rum
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350º F (180ºC). Grease and flour a 10- in (25.4 cm) fluted tub pan. Reserve.
- 2
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Then, add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- 3
Sift and combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with the passion fruit juice.
- 4
Pour into the prepared pan and bake for about 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
- 5
Let cool down over a wire rack for about 20 minutes. Run a knife around the edges carefully. Then, invert the cake onto a plate and let cool down 10 minutes longer. Pour icing over, and let cool down. When is completely cool, drizzle the cool or chilled passion fruit sauce on top. Serve.
- 6
To prepare the icing: In a bowl, mix all the ingredients well. Unmold the passion fruit cake when still slightly warm and pour the icing on top of the cake. Let cool down.
- 7
To make the passion fruit sauce: Cut the passion fruit in half and scoop out center (including the seeds) into a small saucepan. Add the sugar, the water, and cachaça or rum. Let cook over high heat until sugar has dissolved and sauce has thickened, about 7 - 9 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl and let cool down (or chill). Drizzle the top of the iced passion fruit cake with the passion fruit sauce.